Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Review, Giveaway, and Promo: TEXTING TYLER by Rebecca Rembish

REVIEW:

When Amy spends the summer with her grandmother, she's sure it's going to be boring. But then she meets Chris, the absolutely perfect guy for her, and butterflies start to congregate in her stomach. But Chris is just treating her like a friend, and when his older, handsome, confident brother Tyler makes a move, she can't resist.

Amy returns home, thinking that she and Tyler are now dating, and Chris is heartbroken. But he can't bear the thought of Amy getting hurt, so he does something sweet yet awful: he begins texting her, as Tyler, so that the relationship will continue. He means to stop. Really, he does. But it gets more and more complicated.

This is a charming modern YA romance you'll enjoy. The characters are flawed and genuine, and the story has a satisfying ending. Too bad the weather is chilly: this would be the perfect summer read!

YA Contemporary Romance

Title: Texting Tyler

Author - Rebecca Rembish

Date Published: 8/29/12

Synopsis:

Christopher Clarke is the nicest
guy Amy Fallon has ever met. He is handsome, smart, funny, an all-around great
guy. Tyler Clarke is hot. So why is Amy, one of the smartest girls in school,
so clueless when it comes to realizing who she is truly falling in love with?
Or better yet, who’s falling in love with her.Amy is forced to spend the week
at her grandmother’s house in Arizona.
She returns home to New York
with a closer bond to her grandmother, with a best friend who she adores and
with a boyfriend who she believes is everything she has ever dreamed of. After
months of communication with the two new men in her life, things finally seem
to be falling in to place for Amy. That is, until she starts to realize whom
her heart is truly longing for. When she returns to Arizona almost a year
later, things don’t go quite as planned when she is blindsided not only by the
death of her grandmother, but learns the truth behind the text messages from
Tyler. With time, and a little help from her grandmother’s memory we are able
to see if her broken heart can heal and get Amy back on the course she was
destined for.

EXCERPT:

“I can’t wait.” Amy was genuinely excited.

They walked out to the parking lot and said their goodbyes.

“See ya tomorrow!” Dana shouted to them as they were walking away.

“Okay!” Amy yelled back. They had just left and she already couldn’t wait to see them again the next day.

“They’re cool, right?” Chris asked.

“Very,” Amy answered right away.

Chris puffed his chest out. “I knew you’d like them. I could tell they really liked you too.”

They waited by the car for Tyler, who took his time walking over to join them. He moved slowly, clicking the doors open with his key chain. They were all about to get in the car when Tyler turned to Chris.

“Hey man chuck this for me.” Tyler held out the soda cup he was slurping on during the movie.

“Chuck it yourself,” Chris said.

“Then walk home,” Tyler said matter-of-factly.

“Just give it to me.” Chris huffed as he took the soda cup from his brother and walked over to the trashcan.

Amy and Tyler got in to the car shutting the doors. She heard a click and looked over at Tyler who was laughing. “Watch this,” he said to her.

A moment later Chris came back and opened the door to the car. Clunk, it wouldn’t open.

“Unlock the door,” Chris said through the window.

Tyler ignored him.

“Open the door,” Chris said impatiently.

Tyler clicked the button back and forth quickly. Chris went to open the door. Clunk, it wouldn’t open.

Amy shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Tyler looked over at her and lifted his eyebrows at her as he continued to laugh.

Amy felt bad for him. Tyler continued to ignore him and started the car. Amy looked out the window at Chris giving him a sympathetic look. Tyler put the car in drive and drove forward a few feet. Chris walked forward a few feet and knocked on the window.

“Come on man please,” Chris begged.

Tyler clicked the door and this time Chris was able to get in. “You’re such a puss Chris. I shoulda made you walk home.” Tyler laughed at him before turning the volume of the music up high so that no one was able to talk the entire ride home.

Amy felt her phone vibrate in her pocket and she slid the phone out to see a text from Chris.